Korea’s teens drift from religion, Buddhism hit hardest

[By Lim Jae-seong] (전략) Those efforts appear to have improved perceptions of Buddhism among younger adults.

According to a December 2025 survey by Hankook Research, favorability toward Buddhism rose to 56.2 out of 100 among people aged 18 to 29 and 54.5 among respondents in their 30s, up 5.3 points and 5.9 points, respectively, from a year earlier.

The figures far exceeded those for Catholicism and Protestantism, which recorded favorability ratings of around 45 and 30, respectively, among the same age groups in 2025 (후략)

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